Manifold for rotary engines

Abstract

A cylindrical manifold consisting of two sections back to back, each section having various chambers, the first section having an intake and compression chamber and the second section having an intake, combustion, and exhaust chamber.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A manifold for distributing gases in a rotary piston engine in a manner to reduce withdrawn and reciprocal energy in such engine, such engine including a first and a second cylindrical housing, each cylindrical housing including at least one piston/cylinder combination mounted for rotation within said housing, said two cylindrical housings being located in juxtiposed axial relationship to one another with the axis of each cylinder being substantially a linear extension of the axis of the other cylinder, said manifold including: means carried by said first cylindrical housing for providing gaseous compression including an intake chamber and a compression chamber;   said intake chamber being substantially arcuate and concentric with the axis of said first cylindrical housing, said intake chamber including a first and a second opening, said first opening being to a source of external gaseous materials are located substantially at one circumferential end of said arcuate intake chamber, said second opening into said intake chamber extending along a substantial portion of the length of said intake chamber, said second opening being to the piston/cylinder combination mounted within said first cylindrical housing;   said compression chamber also being substantially arcuate and concentric with the axis of said first cylindrical housing, said compression chamber including a first and a second opening into said compression chamber, said first opening extending along a substantial portion of the length of said compression chamber and opening to the piston/cylinder combination mounted within said first cylindrical housing, the second opening into said compression chamber being located substantially at one circumferential end of said arcuate chamber and extending substantially axially through said first cylindrical housing and towards said second cylindrical housing;   said intake chamber and said compression chamber being circumferentially displaced from one another along the circumference of said cylindrical housing with the first opening into said intake chamber being located at the circumferentially greatest distance from the second opening into said compression chamber;   and wherein the piston/cylinder combination within said first cylindrical housing is mounted for rotation in the direction from said first opening in said intake chamber towards said second opening in said compression chamber, said piston/cylinder combination being mounted to move said piston progressively further from said intake chamber and progressively closer to said compression chamber during rotation in such direction;   means carried by said second cylindrical housing for providing power including a compression chamber, a combustion chamber, and an exhaust chamber;   said compression chamber being substantially arcuate and concentric with the axis of said second cylindrical housing, said compression chamber including a first and second opening into said chamber, said first opening being located substantially at one circumferential end of said arcuate chamber and in gas transmitting connection with said second opening of said compression chamber located within said first cylindrical housing, said second opening into said compression chamber extending along a substantial portion of the length of said compression chamber, said compression chamber extending circumferentially in an arc from its first opening in a direction opposite to the direction of the compression chamber within said first cylindrical housing from its second opening circumferentially along the arc of said compression chamber within said first cylindrical housing;   said combustion chamber within said second cylindrical housing being circumferentially spaced from, but serial to, said compression chamber and including a single opening to said piston cylinder combination;   an exhaust chamber circumferentially spaced from, but serial to both said combustion chamber and said compression chamber, said exhaust chamber including a first opening to said piston/cylinder combination and a second opening from said exhaust chamber external to said manifold;   and wherein said piston/cylinder combination within said second cylindrical housing is mounted for rotation in a direction from said first opening of said compression chamber circumferentially along the length of said compression chamber toward said combustion chamber, and thence toward said exhaust chamber, the direction of rotation of said piston/cylinder combination in said second cylindrical housing being opposite to the direction of rotation of the piston/cylinder combination located in said first cylindrical housing, whereby in operation when each piston/cylinder combination is causes to rotate in its preferred opposite direction, and combustible gaseous materials are passed into the first opening of said intake chamber, said gases are drawn into said intake chamber, thence in response to rotation of said piston/cylinder combination out of said second opening of said intake chamber and into the piston/cylinder combination, then, in response to further rotation, said gases are transferred into the first opening of said compression chamber, carried by said first cylindrical housing, and subjected to compression in response to further rotation of said piston/cylinder combination, said compressed gases then passing, due to pressure, from the second opening of said compression chamber to the first opening of the compression chamber carried by the second cylindrical housing and subjected to additional compressive forces due to the rotation of the piston/cylinder combination of said second cylindrical housing rotating in a direction opposite to said piston/cylinder combination of said first cylindrical housing, the thus compressed gases then being carried by, and in response to rotation of, said piston/cylinder combination of said second cylindrical housing into the opening of said combustion chamber, where, when they are subjected to ignition, they expand forcing the piston/cylinder combination to continue to rotate towards said exhaust chamber, the combustion products thence being caused to enter said exhaust chamber through its first opening and allowed to exit the manifold from its second opening.   
     
     
       2. A manifold for distributing gas in rotary engines as described in claim 1, wherein said arcuate intake chamber is a port for intaking gaseous materials. 
     
     
       3. A manifold for distributing gas in rotary engines as described in claim 1, wherein said arcuate compression chamber is a port for transferring gaseous materials from said first cylindrical section to said second cylindrical section. 
     
     
       4. A manifold for distributing gas in rotary engines as described in claim 1, wherein said arcuate compression chamber is a port connected to said first cylindrical section for transferring compressed gaseous materials from said first cylindrical section to said second cylindrical section. 
     
     
       5. A manifold for distributing gas in rotary engines as described in claim 1, wherein said arcuate power chamber is a port through which gaseous materials are ignited. 
     
     
       6. A manifold for distributing gas in rotary engines as described in claim 1 wherein said arcuate exhaust chamber is a port through which burned gaseous materials are expelled.